Ashley Schiyer

It’s not everyday that you get to sit down with a cancer survivor, a military veteran, a change-maker in the community, or a thriving high school student and get a look into what it’s like to live in their shoes. By sitting down with the members...

Patrick Johnson, assistant professor and program coordinator from the Department of Communications at Indiana University Northwest (IU Northwest), lives in Merrillville, Indiana. Johnson grew up in Eerie, Pennsylvania, and went to college in Ithaca,...

Ever since she was a child, Leticia Duvnjak had been raised to be kind and help others when they needed it. That has carried into her career as a nurse manager of cardiac rehab at Community Hospital in Munster, Indiana. “I've been a nurse for 30...

Julie Zasada, executive director of the Cedar Lakes Historical Association, is originally from Bloomingdale, Illinois. Zasada attended college at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois, where she majored in business management. Zasada and...

If previous years taught us anything, it’s to prioritize our wellbeing and take care of ourselves through difficult times. Each year brings new stressors and challenges, but being able to take a look at your health and make changes that promote...

David Klamen, dean of the school of the arts at Indiana University Northwest (IU Northwest), lives in Chicago, Illinois. Klamen got his bachelor’s degree at the University of Illinois in Champaign Urbana, where he studied studio arts as well as...

Julie Wendorf, director of the Crown Point Community Library, began working at the library back in 2010 as a part-time reference assistant. In 2013, Wendorf went back to college to earn her master’s in library science at Indiana University–Purdue...

For years, Julie Pearson, principal at Nathan Hale Elementary, has wanted to bring an emotional support puppy to her school. Pearson brought up the idea during principle meetings and mentioned the benefits that having an emotional support puppy at...

Jennifer Gilbert, co-owner of Gilbert’s Candy and Confections in Chesterton, Indiana, resides in Portage, Indiana with her husband and two children.  Gilbert majored in journalism and graduated from Northwestern University in 2005. Upon...

Kelly Hooper, resident of Crown Point, Indiana, has always gone in for her yearly mammogram. For a couple of years, Hooper had some issues and was told that she had dense breasts. Due to these issues, Hooper would have fluid withdrawn from her...